Smoking stand



May 4, 1948. c. J. PEART SMOKING STAND Filed May 17, 1946 cAarzQ's' J23;2%

Patented May 4, 1 948 UNITED STATES QF'FICE 2,440,783 I t a SMOKINGsrnNn Charles J. Peart, Santllrancisco; Calif; Application May 17, 1946,'SeriaINo; 67113428;

My invention relates to an improved smoking stand for the reception andsanitary retention of ashes and cigarette and cigar butts of the typewhich includes a liquid container into which the ashes and butts fall,and the primary object of my invention is to provide a smoking stand ofthis character having novel construction and arrangement of parts,whereby the container is rendered non-spillable, and can be readilyremoved for emptying and cleaning and replaced.

Other important objects and advantages of my invention will be apparentfrom a reading of the following description and the accompanyingdrawings, wherein for purposes of illustration only, a preferredembodiment is set forth in detail.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a substantial central vertical section taken through saidembodiment. I

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the stand fallen to a tiltedposition.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the stand.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 generally designatesa preferably tapering cylindrical metal or other suitable materialcontainer provided with a circular top 6 secured to the wider upper endof the container and overhanging the sides thereof a sufficient distanceto act as a prop, as shown in Figure 2, to hold'the container at a levelabove a certain critical angle with respect to a stand-supportingsurface 1 whenever the stand is tipped over accidentally, so as to avoidspilling the liquid contents thereof.

The top 6 is provided with a relatively large concentric opening 8.

A bottle 9 of glass or other suitable material in generally cylindricalform rests upon the bottom Iii of the container 5 and fits therein. Thebottle has a threaded neck II on which is secured a closure cap I2 inwhich is secured a tube i3 which depends into the bottle and rises abovethe cap, to the point I 4 where it flares into a conical portion I5which reaches through and conformably fits the opening 8 in the top 6and is substantially flush therewith.

Seated in the upper end of the conical portion [5 and dependingthereinto in concentrically spaced relation to its sides and in axiallyspaced relation to the tubular portion I3 is the inverted frusto-conicalmain guard I! having a short depending tubular portion I8.

A secondary guard, which acts to retain the main guard I! in place inthe conical portion [5 is provided in the form of an inwardly project- 2Claims. (01. 131-236) ing flange ill on the upper edge of the conicalportion i5, the presence of which prevents the spilling, uponoverturning of the stand, of any small amount of ashes and/or butts andliquid which may reside in the guard l1 at the time.

As shown in Figure 2, upon accidental overturning of the stand 5, theliquid 20 within the bottle 9, which seeks a common level in the bottle,the tubular portion I 3, and in the conical portion I5, is retained bythe main guard I1 whose central opening I8 is maintained above theliquid level by the engagement of the overhanging top 6 with the flooror other supporting surface 7.

When it is desired to empty and clean the stand 5, the conical portionl5 and the bottle 9 are removed from the container 5 as a unit, togetherwith the container top 6 in the event it is made removable therewith.The cap and the appurtenances can then be readily unscrewed from thebottle 9 and the accumulated contents in the bottle disposed of. Freshwater, preferably containing disinfectant and/or deodorant may then beplaced in the bottle and the stand reassembled.

The fiange I9 has on its upper side a decorative and utilitarian annulus2| having cigar or cigarette-holding notches 22 projecting above thelevel of the top 6.

I claim:

1. A smoking stand comprising an outer container having a top having arim extended beyond the sides of the container to support the containerat an obtuse angle when overturned upon a supporting surface, said topbeing formed with an opening, a quenching-fluid bottle seated in a lowerpart of said container, a closure cap for said bottle, means extendingabove said cap and comprising a tubular portion traversing said cap andopening into said bottle, and a conical portion rising from the upperend of said tubular portion with its upper end seated in said opening insaid container top, an inverted frusto-conical guard having its largerupper end seated in the upper part of conical portion and formed with anopening in its smaller lower end, and means securing said guard in placein a manner to retain the liquid in the bottle when the stand isoverturned to rest upon said rim and the liquid seeks a common level insaid bottle, said tubular portion,and said conical portion.

in smoking stand comprising an outer container having a top having a rimextended beyond the sides of the container to support the container atan obtuse angle when overturned upon a supporting surface, said topbeing formed with an vopening, a quenching-fluid bottle seated in thelower part of said container, a closure cap for said bottle, meansextending above said cap and opening into said bottle comprising atubular portion traversing said cap and a conical portion rising fromthe upper end of said tubular portion with its upper end seated in saidopening in said container top, an inverted frustoconical guard havingits larger upper end seated in the upper part of said conical portionand formed with an opening in its smaller lower end, and means securingsaid guard in place in a A manner to retain the liquid in the bottlewhen the stand is overturned to rest upon said rim and the liquid seeksa common level in said bottle, said tubular portion, and said conicalpor tion, said closure cap being removably connected to said bottle,the'sald means extending above said cap and opening into said bottle andsaid guard being removable from the bottle as a unit.

CHARLES J. PHART.v

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in th file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Great Britain June 25, 1930

